Phrase Hound found 49 phrases and 86 compound words that contain alt. The most common are listed below. Open alt in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- alt-rightAn amorphous movement of right-wing white nationalists opposed to multiculturalism and egalitarianism by race and sex, mostly active on the Internet.
- alt keyA key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.
- alt-leftA political movement whose supporters hold extreme left-wing views and reject mainstream politics. It's a purported political faction espousing an extreme leftist ideology, or one espousing liberal ideology but using extreme …
- alt-liteAlternative spelling of alt-light: A nebulous grouping of far-right people and ideologies, mostly active on the internet, who are largely aligned with the alt-right but reject explicit white nationalism and anti-Semitism.
- Alt-TabA keyboard shortcut in Windows that switches between application-level windows, sorted by most recently active.
- alt-techSocial media and other Internet platforms with a large alt-right userbase.
- alt-litClipping of alternative literature, a literary movement influenced by internet culture, social media, and online publishing that emerged in the 2010s.
- alt-girlA subculturally alternative girl.
- alt-lightA nebulous grouping of far-right people and ideologies, mostly active on the internet, who are largely aligned with the alt-right but reject explicit white nationalism and anti-Semitism.
- alt-rockClipped compound of alternative rock.
- alt-weeklyAn alternative newspaper published weekly.
- alt textA text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be rendered.
- alt-popClipping of alternative pop: A genre of pop music, usually produced by underground performers, characterized by an eclectic range of influences and musically challenging arrangements.
- alt-righterA member of the alt-right.
- Alt St. JohannA village in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann municipality, Toggenburg, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
- alt fashionClipping of alternative fashion: Fashion style that stands as counter to the mainstream and commercial genre.
- Alt GrA keyboard key that can be pressed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols.
- alt-countryClipping of alternative country: A kind of indie country music meshing traditional forms of country music with diverse musical styles like folk, pop, punk and heavy metal.
- alt-factAlternative form of alternative fact: Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie.
- alt-factsplural of alt-fact: Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie.
- alt-girlsplural of alt-girl: A subculturally alternative girl.
- alt-metalClipping of alternative metal: A loose collection of styles of modern metal music influenced by alternative rock, including many bands in the nu metal, industrial metal, grunge, and gothic metal styles.
- alt-monthlyAn alternative newspaper published monthly.
- alt-centerA set of centrist ideologies, especially those that delegitimize political dissent and sometimes rely on conspiracy theories, and whose presence is mainly confined to the Internet.
- alt-azimuthAlternative form of altazimuth: A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.
Compound words 86
- altcoinA cryptocurrency other than bitcoin.
- altnameAn alternative name.
- altficSlash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.
- althistSynonym of alternate history (“a genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events”).
- althistoryClipping of alternate history (“a genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events”).
- altcastA secondary broadcast feed of a sporting event.
- altieOne who believes in the efficacy of alternative medicine.
- althoughThough, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
- cobaltA chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.
- basaltA hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.